Myja longicornis Nudibranch

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lexID:: 6947
AphiaID:: 761271

Scientific:: Myja longicornis
German:: Nacktschnecke
English:: Nudibranch

Category:: Nudibranchs

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Nudibranchia (Order) > Facelinidae (Family) > Myja (Genus) > longicornis (Species)
Initial determination:: Bergh, 1896

Occurrence:: Australia, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Food specialist, Hydrozoa polyps
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

More related species in this lexicon:

Myja longicornis
Nacktschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2014-04-02 20:01:18
Last edit:: 2014-04-02 20:01:18

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Myja longicornis Bergh, 1896

Myja longicornis have very long cerata. This spindle-shaped cerata mimics hydroid polyps of Eudendrium sp. Myja longicornis feeds exclusively on Eudendrium sp.

The name "longicornis" referes to the long rhinophores of this species (Latin "cornis"= horn).

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